jail sentence


Jail sentence following fireworks explosion deaths

June 14, 2018

A company boss has been jailed for 10 years after two people died in a series of explosions and a fire at his fireworks shop. Read More

Gross negligence manslaughter: ‘Sit up & take note’ as jail terms increase

July 4, 2017

New guidelines on sentencing for gross negligence manslaughter revealed. Read More

The new sentencing guidelines: is your board prepared?

February 1, 2016

The new sentencing guidelines for health & safety offences are in force from today, 1 February 2016. They were intended to increase the level of fines, particularly for larger organisations. However, unintended consequences of the way punishments are now calculated mean that judges will be forced to hand out very much greater fines than expected and send many more directors, managers and junior employees to jail for breaching health & safety laws. Read More



Sign up to free email newsletters

Job Search

Search for health and safety jobs

Product and Services Search

Search for health and safety product and service suppliers

Downloads

Environmental, Social & Governance White Paper

Improving Workplace Safety: Personality Assessments to improve organisational safety culture

How Intelex Supports Safety Culture from the Front Lines

Contractor Selection and Management in Times of Labour Shortage

The Intelex Environmental, Health & Safety Blueprint: How to drive proactive improvements across your business